Anybody can be a writer with enough persistence and the right community. 200 words daily is all it takes. 200 Words a Day is a community of 1500 writers that helps you reach your writing goals and become a better wordsmith.
I was one of the first people to join #200wad & I loved it. Had to stop writing due to festivals but will come back again. I only have ~10 posts but still I feel like it has made me a better writer already. Basile is building it in public & loved the way it has shapen up. Keep going Baz ✍️
Thanks Akshay!!! :) Nothing can stop us!!! (except festivals)
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The idea is kinda cool, but it is so littered with MLM spam. Someone is trying to sell Pure Romance on this site... it ruins it when I have to look closely to find a community post. Where is the content moderation???
Hello Product Hunt,
Today I'm extremely excited to present you my baby/life work.
I wanted to be a better writer. I started with a simple habit: writing 200 words every day.
I made a community out of this idea where people get into a writing habit and improve together.
The challenge became a product I built during the Product Hunt Makers Festival 2018, which our new-born community won one month ago.
I have been writing for 60 days straight, and 200WaD has grown to be a fine community of 500 writers with 950 posts.
Today I think it's time to open up. We want to reach new people willing to get into a writing habit and improve at it together. Writing is great for many reasons. It is fun. It is the most common form of business communication. It's great to keep your mental health as it clarifies the mind. All you have to do is to get started and write a bit every day. Anybody can be a writer now, 200 words at a time.
It doesn't matter how good or bad your English is. We believe in hard work and persistence. Join the fellowship and let's become great writers together! :)
# Features:
✍️ Write with no overhead in a dead-simple user interface inspired by Medium.
❤️ Share your writings with the community to receive feedback, keep it private, or share it with the world. Your writings belong to you.
🔗 Link your daily posts to your personal blog by using our canonical URL feature.
💎 200WaD is a community product with a strong will to empower its writers: writer profiles, Slack workspace, but also a daily newsletter and tweets featuring the writers and their posts.
# What's next:
200WaD is my life work: I'm working on it full-time.
I also am sharing everything that's going on with my users: Trello public roadmap and open metrics.
On the long run I want 200WaD to become the indie platform of reference for indie writers from all backgrounds. Not only a great writing tool, but also a great community empowering its members with technology.
Welcome aboard, and happy to read your writings 😉
It is a simple tool to reinforce your habit of writing 200 words a day. It is also an awesome community of the people interesting writing and honing their writing skills.
Incredible product!
I've watched Basile build this product since the beginning, and I'm a huge fan. You've created a great community and it has so much potential!
Keep it up!
@ftxrc Thank you Sergio! :) You are half of the inspiration for the product since it started as an idea to combine Makerlog and Medium. Glad to have people like you to watch my back #TogetherWeMake
I'd been using it for 1 month now and had never written so much within such a short period. 200 words per day is a surprisingly low barrier. I often start thinking I won't make it to 200 words but before I know it, it's past 300 words already. It's like the motivation hack where you do 1 rep in your workout. Streaks were super helpful in nudging me to keep at it. Love the minimalist, distraction-free interface for writing. Best part is getting inspiration for writing from others in the community! We borrow ideas, formats, and questions that lead us to writing our own piece. The community is probably the most exciting and promising part of the product.
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Streaks for motivation. 200words is a low barrier. Baz is super committed to it too. Requested features added within the same day!
Congrats on the launch @bsamel. Even though I'm not a writer I heard a lot of stories through friends about 200 Words a Day, and I'm sure the platform is going to feature many interesting bloggers/writers. Your hustle and ship mentality is contagious. Hope to see more products from you.
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I was one of the first people to join #200wad & I loved it. Had to stop writing due to festivals but will come back again. I only have ~10 posts but still I feel like it has made me a better writer already. Basile is building it in public & loved the way it has shapen up. Keep going Baz ✍️
Pros:Makes you a better writer
Cons:You still have to write
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The idea is kinda cool, but it is so littered with MLM spam. Someone is trying to sell Pure Romance on this site... it ruins it when I have to look closely to find a community post. Where is the content moderation???
Pros:cool platform, maker himself uses it
Cons:so much spam
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It is a simple tool to reinforce your habit of writing 200 words a day. It is also an awesome community of the people interesting writing and honing their writing skills.
Pros:Clean, neat and a simple interface
Cons:None so far.
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I'd been using it for 1 month now and had never written so much within such a short period. 200 words per day is a surprisingly low barrier. I often start thinking I won't make it to 200 words but before I know it, it's past 300 words already. It's like the motivation hack where you do 1 rep in your workout. Streaks were super helpful in nudging me to keep at it. Love the minimalist, distraction-free interface for writing. Best part is getting inspiration for writing from others in the community! We borrow ideas, formats, and questions that lead us to writing our own piece. The community is probably the most exciting and promising part of the product.
Pros:Streaks for motivation. 200words is a low barrier. Baz is super committed to it too. Requested features added within the same day!
Cons:Not much.
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